New blood, kind of sad story

[marwari31]

Got a blood python basically dropped off at my doorstep today from a friend of a friend. He is a little bit skinny I think as he is a little bit triangular shape. He has a pretty wicked case of mites. He was also in a tub that I think is to small for him, he weighs about 10 pounds and the tub is about 3 feet by 1.5 feet by 6 inches.
I set him up with some newspaper, a nice big water bowl, temps 85 warm 78 cold, do not have a hide big enough for him but will by tomorrow or Thursday at the latest. Humidity is hovering around 60%. What size tub is best for them? I know most people like a 4 x 2 cage and I will probably build one this summer but until then will he be ok in this tub or should I get a larger one? Also can anybody tell me what species he is? I am pretty terrible at telling them apart.

[2kdime]

Thats your everyday farmed Blood Python (Python Brongersmai)

Temps are good

He would certainly appreciate a bigger tub, an Iris VE175 would rock, otherwise a big underbed box would suffice. That tub looks like a 41qt, thats too small.

No hides needed, just a bunch of newspaper, he'll find his way under it. This also mimics their natural behavior in the wild.

[mrmertz]

I hope you have the Provent-A-Mite treatment in full swing and what ever you do if you have other snakes around keep this guy quarantined big-time.

Provent is WELL worth the moolah! Go through at least 2-3 treatments at about 20-30 day intervals...meh, you probably know the drill!

Gee, I wish I had friends of friends that would just dump off blood pythons like that!

[marwari31]

Yea I ordered a can of Provent A Mite as soon as I saw the first little black dots so it should be here in a few days.
This is the second snake to get dropped off at my door. The first was a normal BP female who had multiple scars from burns and rat bites, and RI and she was extremely aggressive towards me. Now she is all healed and a sweet heart.
Im glad the only thing that seems to be wrong with the blood is the mites. But of course he will stay quarantined for a few months just to be sure.
I can't seem to think of a name for this bugger either so if anybody has any suggestions I would love to hear them!!

[Elise.m]

He's very pretty! Good luck with him!

[loonunit]

He's handsome, that's what he is! Good luck fixing him up.

[Ham]

Call him "Krom", from Conan the barbarian, he was the only god Conan gave a crap about...

[twan]

Nice blood hope all goes well for yall.

[marwari31]

Thanks everyone!
Just got my Provent a mite on Saturday so I'll let you know how it all goes.

and Krom is a good name lol

[Tim Mead]

Everybody and their brother suggests "chemicals" aka Poisions..
If one is diligent mites can be eliminated with water....Soaking and diligent cleaning..This particular species is often called a swamp snake, they have no problem or complaints with soaking and mites drown..A snake that lives 20-25 plus years was probably never treated with "poisions"..IMO..